Student Leader Application
Welcome! This is the central information page for UCSC Resident Assistant (RA)/Neighborhood Assistant (NA) (PDF) and Programs Assistant (PA)/Community Assistant (CA) (PDF) applications and position information.
We have opened up the campus-wide 2022-23 academic year application process for the PA/CA positions. Please refer to the following deadlines when applying for all areas:
Applications available: February 14, 2022
Application deadline: April 4, 2022
Individual interviews: April 13-14, 2022
Decisions sent to candidates: April 27, 2022
For more information on the PA/CA position, download the self-guided Info Session. Feel free to share any questions you may have with lead@ucsc.edu
Career Center Workshop
Resume Workshop for Student Leader Applications
Note: You must be logged in to your UCSC Google account to view the video of the workshop.
College Student Life Involvement Opportunities
If you find that the RA/NA or PA/CA jobs are not of your interest, please consider some of the following linked skill-building opportunities:
College Nine and John R. Lewis College (formerly College Ten)
- Learn more about job opportunities in the Programs Office and Cocurricular Office here. Many hire in the Spring.
- Activities Office positions include the Fall Planning Assistant, the Activities Office Assistant, Tech Crew & Managers, Terry Freitas Cafe Staff & Managers, the College Guides, and the College Nine Student Senate Executives.
- Cocurricular Office positions include the Faculty Initiatives Assistants, the CoCurricular Office Assistant, and the Practical Activism Conference Planners.
Cowell & Stevenson
- Student jobs in the Crown Programs Office include: Programs Assistant, Historian position, Posting position, Orientation Welcome Leader, Lead Orientation Welcome Leader, Social Fiction Coordinator (primarily Winter quarter position), CUIP Intern Visual Communications Assistant (new position for 2022 - 2023 academic year)
- Student jobs with Crown/Merrill (CR/MR) Event/Tech Crew include Crew member and Crew Manager.
- Student jobs in the College Academic Advising Office as Peer Advisor and Lead Peer Advisor
- Student jobs with Crown Provost Office include Core Peer Navigator and Leader Core Peer Navigator (work with Crown Core Faculty and support Frosh in Crown Core Courses)
- Other College jobs include: Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Student Maintenance, Student Groundskeeper, Dining Hall Staff (various positions), Summer Maintenance Crew
- Positions in the Programs and Leadership Office: Program Assistant and Orientation Welcome Leader
- College Events Crew, Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Summer Maintenance Crew
- Kresge Orientation Leader
- Kresge Parliament (Kresge College Student Government)
- Kresge Programs
- Programs Assistant
- Oakes Senate Positions
- Oakes Welcome Leaders (OWL’s)
- Social Media Specialist
- Oakes Garden
- Oakes Tech Crew
- CUIP Internship
- Leadership Opportunities
- Council position
- Student Life Office Assistant, Welcome (Orientation) Leaders
- Program Assistants
Student Conduct